Proverbs 4:1
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Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.
In other translations
Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.
Hebrew words
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Hebrews 2:1Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
- Psalm 34:11Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
- Proverbs 1:8My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother.
- Proverbs 2:1-51 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; 2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; 3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; 4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;1 My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you, 2 if you incline your ear to wisdom and direct your heart to understanding, 3 if you truly call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding, 4 if you seek it like silver and search it out like hidden treasure,
- Proverbs 5:1My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:My son, pay attention to my wisdom; incline your ear to my insight,
- 1 Thessalonians 2:11-1211 As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children, 12 That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.11 For you know that we treated each of you as a father treats his own children— 12 encouraging you, comforting you, and urging you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.
- Proverbs 19:20Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.Listen to counsel and accept discipline, that you may be wise the rest of your days.
- Proverbs 7:4Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call understanding your kinsman,
- Proverbs 22:17Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise— apply your mind to my knowledge—
- Proverbs 8:32-3632 Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways. 33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not. 34 Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. 35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord.32 Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, for blessed are those who keep my ways. 33 Listen to instruction and be wise; do not ignore it. 34 Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my doorway. 35 For whoever finds me finds life and obtains the favor of the LORD.
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